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- Title
Tracking District and School Physical Education Time Policies After Legal Adjudication: A Case Study in California.
- Authors
Kahan, David; McKenzie, Thomas L.; Satnick, Maya; Hansen, Olivia
- Abstract
Purpose: Studies tracking changes in physical education (PE) policy adherence after an intervention are scarce. In California, successful litigation against 37 school districts for not providing adequate PE time compelled district schools' teachers to post PE schedules online or on-site for 3 years. We performed a follow-up study 4 years after the expiration of lawsuit settlement stipulations to determine the level of adherence in the absence of external accountability. Methods: We reexamined the websites of all 37 school districts, 106 schools' websites that posted time information in spring 2018 (Time 1), and a proportionate 20% random sample of schools' websites (n = 150) that posted no information at Time 1. We used descriptive statistics and paired t tests to detect differences between Times 1 and 2. Discussion/Conclusion: District websites mostly maintained postings of PE time documents and information, while the proportion of Time 1 posting school websites with such content dropped by 58%–67%. At the school level, compliance to policy mandates was positively, but not permanently impacted by a lawsuit intervention.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; SCHOOL districts; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); PHYSICAL education; TEACHERS; INTERNET forums; EDUCATIONAL change
- Publication
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024, Vol 43, Issue 2, p302
- ISSN
0273-5024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jtpe.2023-0015